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Lea & Lionel L - Bibliothèque François Mitterrand - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lea and Lionel take a trip to the thirteenth arrondissement of Paris to visit the new National Library of France, also called the François Mitterrand Library. The library is comprised of four book-shaped towers: the Tower of Time, the Tower of Laws, the Tower of Letters, and the Tower of Numbers.

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Caption 18 [fr]: c'est aussi le deuxième nom qui lui est donné en plus de la Bibliothèque nationale de France,
Caption 18 [en]: that's also the second name that is given to it in addition to the National Library of France,

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Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the town of Poissy, about twenty kilometers from Paris. The town name is derived from the word poisson (fish) due to its once important fishing industry.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Mais plus intéressant et surtout plus rare,
Caption 8 [en]: But more interesting and above all more unusual

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of "My Father Opposes My Passion," we learn the source of the conflict between a teenage girl, Clara, and her father. She dreams of becoming of dancer, but he is totally opposed to her plans. A chance encounter with a homeless man is about to change her life.

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Caption 11 [fr]: T'entendras plus parler de moi.
Caption 11 [en]: You'll never hear from me again.

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Lionel L - La Bastille

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Paris mayor's office set up an outdoor exhibition at the Bastille recounting events that took place on the site of the famous prison. Most people know that the Bastille was stormed during the French Revolution of 1789, but not many people are aware of other important events that took place before and after the Revolution.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Les événements les plus connus, c'est les événements de dix-sept cent quatre-vingt-neuf.
Caption 10 [en]: The best-known events are the events of seventeen eighty-nine.

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Voyage en France - Montfort-l'Amaury - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol continues his tour of the small medieval town of Montfort-l'Amaury, an hour west of Paris. He takes us to an unusual cemetery building that has a human skull in every corner. On a less spooky note, Daniel tells us about famous figures who have lived in Montfort, such as the composer Maurice Ravel and the singer Charles Aznavour.

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Caption 3 [fr]: plus précisément dans le département des Yvelines
Caption 3 [en]: more precisely in the department of Yvelines

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Voyage en France - Montfort-l'Amaury - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to another town within easy reach of Paris. Monfort-l'Amaury boasts a huge church called the Église Saint Pierre et Saint Paul with some magnificent stained glass windows. If you are a music lover, you might want to check out Maurice Ravel's house, where he composed many of his great works, including Le Boléro.

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Caption 13 [fr]: et c'est à cet endroit qu'il composa ses plus grandes œuvres
Caption 13 [en]: and it's at this location that he composed his greatest works,

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Lea & Lionel L - Le parc de Bercy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Lionel and Léa, who are having a good time in the pleasant Bercy Park. It's a favorite for the locals, who congregate there as soon as the sun is out.

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Caption 71 [fr]: euh... parce que il est plus organisé de manière à...
Caption 71 [en]: uh... because it's more organized in such a way to...

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France 3 - Les conséquences de la crise du beurre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Faced with a butter shortage in France, this bakery is among the few that are choosing to wait in hopes that the price of butter will drop. Apparently, customers are too fond of the bakery's delicious pastries to let a price increase deter them. After all, pastries are one of life's essentials in France...

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Caption 12 [fr]: Et là on est rendu à quasiment trois euros de plus,
Caption 12 [en]: And now it's come to almost three extra euros,

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Lionel - L'usine de madeleines de Liverdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel meets with Steven, who works in the madeleine factory. Without giving away too much of the secret family recipe, he shows us how these delicious specialties are made. The first step is to crack over three liters of eggs!

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Caption 2 [fr]: Une fois de plus, nous sommes ici à Liverdun...
Caption 2 [en]: Once again we are here in Liverdun...

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sarah is desperate as she faces a terrible situation and wrongful accusations. She is about to lose her job over a theft that she didn't commit.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Une heure plus tard, Nicole a convoqué Sarah et Eddy dans son bureau.
Caption 22 [en]: An hour later, Nicole has summoned Sarah and Eddy into her office.

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Lionel - Le club de foot de Nancy - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside the AS Nancy-Lorraine soccer club in Velaine-en-Haye, where young men can study full-time and train to become professional soccer players.

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Caption 30 [fr]: peut-être pour le club réserve ou les plus jeunes.
Caption 30 [en]: maybe for the reserve club or the younger ones.

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Lea - Bercy

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Lea takes us to the Parc de Bercy with its large stadium and interesting surroundings. This new renovated neighborhood now offers numerous concerts and cultural events. You might even be able to see Katy Perry there in 2018!

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Caption 24 [fr]: On avait pas non plus la bibliothèque François Mitterrand,
Caption 24 [en]: We didn't have the François Mitterrand Library either,

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Christian Le Squer - Comment cuisiner les figues

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Award-winning chef Christian Le Squer shares two delicious fig recipes that will make your mouth water. Do try them at home!

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Caption 13 [fr]: pas trop gros non plus.
Caption 13 [en]: not too thick either.

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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Daniel (still in sweltering Soissons) in front of the "Jardin du Haricot" (Bean Garden), which is not a garden but a confectionery store that sells a local specialty, a delicious jelly-bean-like candy. He also takes us to the old bishop's palace where Napoleon once stayed, then onto an eleventh-century abbey called the Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Vignes.

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Caption 10 [fr]: les vestiges du mur le plus ancien de la ville de Soissons
Caption 10 [en]: the remains of the most ancient wall of the town of Soissons

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The situation escalates at the frozen food company where Sarah works. Eddy's recipes and some merchandise have gone missing. The timing of the burglary coincides with Nino's late night out. Sarah confronts him, but he is indignant and assures his mother that he had nothing to do with the theft.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Alors qu'Eddy est parti depuis plus d'une heure déjà,
Caption 1 [en]: While Eddy left over an hour ago already,

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